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Definition of

Etymology 1

From Middle English of, from Old English of (“of, from”), an unstressed form of af, æf (“from, off, away”), from Proto-Germanic *ab (“away; away from”). Doublet of off, which is the stressed descendant of the same Old English word. More at off.

Preposition

of

  1. Expressing distance or motion.
    1. (now obsolete or dialectal) From (of distance, direction), "off". [from the 9th c.]
    2. (obsolete except in phrases) Since, from (a given time, earlier state etc.). [from the 9th c.]
    3. From, away from (a position, number, distance etc.). [from the 10th c.]
    4. (Canada, US, Scotland, Ireland) Before (the hour); to. [from the 19th c.]
  2. Expressing separation.
    1. Indicating removal, absence or separation, with the action indicated by a transitive verb and the quality or substance by a grammatical object. [from 10th c.]
    2. Indicating removal, absence or separation, with resulting state indicated by an adjective. [from 10th c.]
    3. (obsolete) Indicating removal, absence or separation, construed with an intransitive verb. [14th-19th c.]
  3. Expressing origin.
    1. Indicating an ancestral source or origin of descent. [from 9th c.]
    2. Introducing an epithet that indicates a birthplace, residence, dominion, or other place associated with the individual.
    3. Indicating a (non-physical) source of action or emotion; introducing a cause, instigation; from, out of, as an expression of. [from 9th c.]
    4. (following an intransitive verb) Indicates the source or cause of the verb. [from 10th c.]
    5. (following an adjective) Indicates the subject or cause of the adjective. [from 13th c.]
  4. Expressing agency.
    1. (following a passive verb) Indicates the agent (for most verbs, now usually expressed with by). [from 9th c.]
    2. Used to introduce the "subjective genitive"; following a noun to form the head of a postmodifying noun phrase (see also 'Possession' senses below). [from 13th c.]
    3. (following an adjective) Used to indicate the agent of something described by the adjective. [from 16th c.]
  5. Expressing composition, substance.
    1. (after a verb expressing construction, making etc.) Used to indicate the material or substance used. [from 9th c.]
    2. (directly following a noun) Used to indicate the material of the just-mentioned object. [from the 10th c.]
    3. Indicating the composition of a given collective or quantitative noun. [from 12th c.]
    4. Used to link a given class of things with a specific example of that class. [from 12th c.]
    5. Links two nouns in near-apposition, with the first qualifying the second; "which is also". [from 14th c.]
  6. Introducing subject matter.
    1. Links an intransitive verb, or a transitive verb and its subject (especially verbs to do with thinking, feeling, expressing etc.), with its subject-matter; concerning, with regard to. [from 10th c.]
    2. (following a noun (now chiefly nouns of knowledge, communication etc.)) Introduces its subject matter; about, concerning. [from 12th c.]
    3. (following an adjective) Introduces its subject matter. [from 15th c.]
  7. Having partitive effect.
    1. (following a number or other quantitive word) Introduces the whole for which is indicated only the specified part or segment; "from among". [from 9th c.]
    2. (following a noun) Indicates a given part. [from 9th c.]
    3. (now archaic, literary, with preceding partitive word assumed, or as a predicate after to be) Some, an amount of, one of. [from 9th c.]
    4. Links to a genitive noun or possessive pronoun, with partitive effect (though now often merged with possessive senses, below). [from 13th c.]
  8. Expressing possession.
    1. Belonging to, existing in, or taking place in a given location, place or time. Compare "origin" senses, above. [from 9th c.]
    2. Belonging to (a place) through having title, ownership or control over it. [from 9th c.]
    3. Belonging to (someone or something) as something they possess or have as a characteristic; the "possessive genitive". (With abstract nouns, this intersects with the subjective genitive, above under "agency" senses.) [from 13th c.]
  9. Forming the "objective genitive".
    1. Follows an agent noun, verbal noun or noun of action. [from 12th c.]
  10. Expressing qualities or characteristics.
    1. (now archaic or literary) Links an adjective with a noun or noun phrase to form a quasi-adverbial qualifier; in respect to, as regards. [from 13th c.]
    2. Indicates a quality or characteristic; "characterized by". [from 13th c.]
    3. Indicates quantity, age, price, etc. [from 13th c.]
    4. (US, informal, considered incorrect by some) Used to link singular indefinite nouns (preceded by the indefinite article) and attributive adjectives modified by certain common adverbs of degree.
  11. Expressing a point in time.
    1. (chiefly regional) During the course of (a set period of time, day of the week etc.), now specifically with implied repetition or regularity. [from 9th c.]
    2. (Britain dialectal, chiefly in negative constructions) For (a given length of time). [from 13th c.]
    3. (after a noun) Indicates duration of a state, activity etc. [from 18th c.]

Etymology 2

A spelling of /?v/ influenced by Etymology 1.

Verb

of

  1. (usually in modal perfect constructions) Eye dialect spelling of have or ’ve, chiefly in depictions of colloquial speech.

Results 270 Words with the letters OF

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5 letter words with the letters OF 
AFOAM 11
AFOUL 10
BEFOG 13
BOFFO 14
BOFFS 14
BUFFO 15
COFFS 14
COIFS 11
COMFY 16
COOFS 11
CROFT 11
DEFOG 11
DOFFS 12
FANON 10
FAVOR 12
FELON 10
FEOFF 14
FILLO 10
FJORD 18
FLOCK 16
FLOCS 12
FLOGS 11
FLONG 12
FLOOD 10
FLOPS 12
FLOUR 10
FLOUT 10
FLOWN 13
FLOWS 12
FLUOR 10
FOAMS 11
FOAMY 13
FOCAL 12
FOCUS 12
FOEHN 11
FOGEY 12
FOGGY 14
FOGIE 10
FOHNS 11
FOLDS 10
FOLEY 11
FOLIC 12
FOLKS 13
FOLKY 15
FOLLY 12
FONDS 10
FONDU 11
FOOTY 10
FORAM 11
FORAY 10
FORBS 11
FORBY 13
FORCE 11
FORGE 10
FORGO 10
FORKS 12
FORKY 14
FORME 11
FORMS 11
FORTH 10
FORTY 10
FORUM 12
FOULS 10
FOUND 11
FOUNT 10
FOVEA 12
FOWLS 12
FOXED 16
FOXES 15
FOYER 10
FROCK 15
FROGS 10
FROND 10
FROSH 10
FROTH 10
FROWN 12
FROWS 11
FROZE 17
FUGIO 11
FUNGO 12
FUTON 10
GANOF 11
GOFER 10
GOLFS 11
GONEF 11
GONIF 11
GONOF 11
GOOFS 10
GOOFY 12
HOOFS 10
HOWFF 16
HOWFS 13
KLOOF 13
LOFTY 11
MOTIF 11
OFAYS 10
OFFAL 12
OFFED 12
OFFER 11
POOFS 11
POOFY 13
POUFF 15
POUFS 12
PROFS 11
PROOF 11
SCOFF 14
SOFTY 10
SPOOF 11
SULFO 10
TOFFS 11
TOFFY 13
WHOOF 13
WOFUL 13
WOLFS 12
WOOFS 11
4 letter words with the letters OF 
AFRO 7
BOFF 13
COFF 13
COFT 10
COIF 10
COOF 10
CORF 10
DOFF 11
FADO 8
FANO 8
FARO 7
FEOD 8
FICO 10
FIDO 8
FILO 8
FINO 8
FLOC 11
FLOE 8
FLOG 10
FLOP 11
FLOW 11
FOAL 8
FOAM 10
FOBS 10
FOCI 10
FOES 7
FOGS 9
FOGY 11
FOHN 10
FOIL 8
FOIN 8
FOLD 9
FOLK 12
FOND 9
FONS 8
FONT 8
FOOD 8
FOOL 8
FOOT 7
FOPS 10
FORA 7
FORB 10
FORD 8
FORE 7
FORK 11
FORM 10
FORT 7
FOSS 7
FOUL 9
FOUR 8
FOWL 11
FOXY 16
FOYS 9
FOZY 18
FROE 7
FROG 9
FROM 10
FROW 10
GOLF 10
GOOF 9
HOOF 9
HOWF 12
INFO 8
LOAF 8
LOFT 8
LOOF 8
OAFS 7
OFAY 9
OFFS 10
POOF 10
POUF 11
PROF 10
ROLF 8
ROOF 7
SOFA 7
SOFT 7
TOFF 10
TOFT 7
TOFU 8
WOLF 11
WOOF 10
3 letter words with the letters OF 
FOB 9
FOE 6
FOG 8
FOH 8
FON 7
FOP 9
FOR 6
FOU 7
FOX 13
FOY 8
FRO 6
OAF 6
OFF 9
OFT 6
2 letter words with the letters OF 
OF 5

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